Mariza: Fado Tradicional, CD review

Mariza's Fado Tradicional is hugely impressive. Rating: * * * *

By Mark Hudson

10:08PM GMT 05 Mar 2011

EMI, £12.99

Having modernised and raised the profile of fado, the Portuguese café blues, Mariza returns to her roots with a stripped-back album of the genre’s classics, accompanied by guitar and a touch of bass. While the casual listener may not notice an enormous variation, the vocal poise and the sense of effortlessness are, as always, hugely impressive.